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The United Nations’ Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has issued a list of 41 countries that face food scarcity due to various reasons.

31 out of the 41 countries on the list are from Africa. The list also includes many South Asian and Middle Eastern countries including Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, and Syria.

The report has identified two main reasons causing food shortages – conflict and rain scarcity.

The report sees conflict as the primary reason. It says the countries that are facing civil unrest or a full-fledged war such as Iraq, Yemen, Syria, South Sudan, and Afghanistan are more prone to hunger and shortage of food.

The other reason for food insecurity, mainly in African countries, is rain-scarcity.

Poor precipitation, including severe dryness in East Africa, is exacerbating the food insecurity situation in several countries in the region.

Pakistan is also among the countries that face food insecurity due to low precipitation.

The report says that many East African countries are at risk of reduced cereal crop production this year as compared to 2018. The biggest shortage is expected in Kenya and Sudan. Due to this reason, the prices of maize and sorghum have gone up significantly in the region.

The countries that require an external food supply include:

1. Afghanistan
2. Bangladesh
3. Burkina Faso
4. Burundi
5. Cabo Verde
6. Cameroon
7. The central African Republic
8. Chad
9. Congo
10.  Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
11.  Democratic Republic of Congo
12.  Djibouti
13. Eritrea
14. Eswatini
15. Ethiopia
16. Guinea
17.  Haiti
18. Iraq
19. Kenya
20.  Lesotho
21.  Liberia
22. Libya
23. Madagascar
24. Malawi
25. Mali
26. Mauritania
27.  Mozambique
28.  Myanmar
29. Niger
30. Nigeria
31. Pakistan
32. Senegal
33. Sierra Leone
34. Somalia
35. South Sudan
36. Sudan,
37. The Syrian Arab Republic
38. Uganda
39.  Venezuela
40. Yemen
41. Zimbabwe

Via: FAO

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